Domestic
Vice President Inonge Wina says skills training and capacity building and qualified human capital are important elements in achieving economic growth. Read more: ZNBC
Two mining companies on the Copperbelt have donated 3-hundred thousand Kwacha towards the successful hosting of the Copperbelt Investment Expo to be staged at the levy Mwanawasa stadium in Ndola. Read more: ZNBC
Zambia has no plans to seize the assets of Quantum Minerals Ltd and the copper producer intends to stay in the country despite the government’s move to wrest control of a rival miner, government and industry sources told Reuters. Read more: Reuters
International
Despite Challenges, Africa’s debt is still under control says African Development Bank. Read more: AfDB
Foreign investment in sub-Saharan Africa rose 13% last year to $32 billion, bucking a global downward trend and reversing two years of decline, according to a United Nations report. Read more: Africa News
Many UK businesses “are not even close to being ready for a no-deal” Brexit, figures seen by Newsnight suggest. Read more: BBC
American retailers, manufacturers and tech companies warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that tariffs on China will damage the US economy, lead to job losses and harm millions of consumers. Read more: CNN
A reading of the economy from Morgan Stanley is signaling “June gloom.” Morgan Stanley’s Business Conditions Index, which captures turning points in the economy, fell by 32 points in June, to a level of 13 from a level of 45 in May. Read more: CNBC